Tarrentino is a basterd.
Okay, so.
Inglorious Basterds came out on DVD this recently (this week, I think), and if you'll recall, that movie made me angry. Extremely angry. The way they marketed it made it seem like a completely different movie. They were acting like it was an action movie, and a return to form for Tarrentino (and apologies if I'm mispelling that). Neither of these were true: Argue if it's a good movie or not all you like, and argue about what Quentin's "form" would be, were he to return to it (I imagine it'd be the kind of thing that would have given the Tzimsce nightmares, really...), but it's not an action movie. It's closer to some kind of bizarre art film.
Well, anyway, the DVD. I'm actually amused now. Wanna know why? Oh, no, you can guess. Come on. Just GUESS.
That's right: The back of the DVD makes the SAME DAMN ASSUMPTIONS as the trailers did. It's as if the studio cannot accept that Basterds ISN'T a fucking action movie, and keep pretending it is. In a way, I can understand where they're coming from: It has Brad Pitt, it has Nazis, it MUST be an action film! This would only be the case of that French chick from the second act didn't get most of the scenes (she gives a breakaway performance, I just had no reason to care). But come on: Stop treating your audience like they're brain dead. It's not like you need to TRICK them into watching the damn film: Tarentino fans will watch it on principle, as will fans of WWII period pieces, as will fans of Nazi-sploitation flics, as will anyone who likes shlocky, faux-arthouse, B-grade cinema. This film HAS a fucking fanbase.
It's just not the one the stuido wanted it to have, apparently.
Anyway... Nah, I'll talk about DFO and such later. Brief note? Fixed EXP curve is fixed. Praise Kanako.
At any rate, have a nice day, and enjoy your maids. First person to make a joke about Nazi maids? Dies.
Inglorious Basterds came out on DVD this recently (this week, I think), and if you'll recall, that movie made me angry. Extremely angry. The way they marketed it made it seem like a completely different movie. They were acting like it was an action movie, and a return to form for Tarrentino (and apologies if I'm mispelling that). Neither of these were true: Argue if it's a good movie or not all you like, and argue about what Quentin's "form" would be, were he to return to it (I imagine it'd be the kind of thing that would have given the Tzimsce nightmares, really...), but it's not an action movie. It's closer to some kind of bizarre art film.
Well, anyway, the DVD. I'm actually amused now. Wanna know why? Oh, no, you can guess. Come on. Just GUESS.
That's right: The back of the DVD makes the SAME DAMN ASSUMPTIONS as the trailers did. It's as if the studio cannot accept that Basterds ISN'T a fucking action movie, and keep pretending it is. In a way, I can understand where they're coming from: It has Brad Pitt, it has Nazis, it MUST be an action film! This would only be the case of that French chick from the second act didn't get most of the scenes (she gives a breakaway performance, I just had no reason to care). But come on: Stop treating your audience like they're brain dead. It's not like you need to TRICK them into watching the damn film: Tarentino fans will watch it on principle, as will fans of WWII period pieces, as will fans of Nazi-sploitation flics, as will anyone who likes shlocky, faux-arthouse, B-grade cinema. This film HAS a fucking fanbase.
It's just not the one the stuido wanted it to have, apparently.
Anyway... Nah, I'll talk about DFO and such later. Brief note? Fixed EXP curve is fixed. Praise Kanako.
At any rate, have a nice day, and enjoy your maids. First person to make a joke about Nazi maids? Dies.